Moors Valley

Map of  Moors Valley

The map shows you the route that this butterfly transect follows.


County:Dorset (England)
Gridref:SU107056
Year established:1994
Number of sections:
Altitude (m):Unknown
Length (m):2045
Width (m):Unknown
Broad habitat:Seasonally wet and wet marshy grasslands
The following species have been recorded on this site:
SpeciesStatusColonised/extinctAsynchronousMean count 
Small TortoiseshellStable63more
Orange TipStable18more
RingletIncreasing4.6more
Dark Green Fritillary?0.12more
Silver-washed Fritillary?0.74more
Brown Argus?0.41more
Green Hairstreak?0.48more
Holly BlueStable5.4more
Small HeathStable1.4more
Clouded YellowStable1.7more
Grayling?0.25more
Marsh Fritillary?0.48more
BrimstoneStable120more
White Admiral?0.19more
Small CopperStable8.8more
Meadow BrownStable560more
Gatekeeper/Hedge BrownStable330more
Marbled WhiteStable94more
PeacockStable120more
Large SkipperDecreasing93more
Speckled WoodStable44more
Large WhiteStable*110more
Green-veined WhiteStable180more
Small WhiteStable42more
Silver-studded Blue?0.21more
CommaStable28more
Common BlueStable2.8more
White-letter Hairstreak?0.41more
Purple HairstreakStable4.6more
Small SkipperDecreasing130more
Red AdmiralStable30more
Painted LadyStable7.2more

This table shows the species that have been recorded on this site. Where sufficient data is available, trends in abundance are assessed and colonisation/extinction events are identified. Species are marked as 'asynchronous' when their trends on this site are markedly different from the national trend. Click on 'more' to see a plot of abundance through time for each species. See green question mark above for more details.

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